AsMartinEdenwentdownthesteps, , ."ByGod!" hesaidaloud, inavoiceofaweandwonder."ByGod!" , "ByGod!" Thenhishandwenttohiscollar, , buthebaredhisheadtoitandunbuttonedhisvest, , dreamingdreamsandreconstructingthescenesjustpast.

Hehadmetthewomanatlast—thewomanthathehadthoughtlittleabout, notbeinggiventothinkingaboutwomen, butwhomhehadexpected, inaremoteway, , hehadlookedintohereyesandcaughtavisionofabeautifulspirit;—butnomorebeautifulthantheeyesthroughwhichitshone, ,—whichwasnewtohim; , , , noclew, nohint, , , hehadcontended; itwashereandnow, —, noranywoman, ,—paleandserious, sweetandsensitive, smilingwithpityandtendernessasonlyaspiritcouldsmile, ; butpurity, asanattributeofexistence, , inher, heconceivedpuritytobethesuperlativeofgoodnessandofcleanness, thesumofwhichconstitutedeternallife.

—heknewthat; , , , andhesawhimselfclimbingtheheightswithher, sharingthoughtswithher, -possessionhedreamed, refinedbeyondanygrossness, , , andhewasquiveringandpalpitantwithemotionshehadneverknown, driftingdeliciouslyonaseaofsensibilitywherefeelingitselfwasexaltedandspiritualizedandcarriedbeyondthesummitsoflife.

Hestaggeredalonglikeadrunkenman, murmuringferventlyaloud: "ByGod! ByGod!"

Apolicemanonastreetcornereyedhimsuspiciously, thennotedhissailorroll.

"Wheredidyougetit?" thepolicemandemanded.

, swiftlyadjustable, 'shailhewasimmediatelyhisordinaryself, graspingthesituationclearly.

"It'sabeaut, ain'tit?" helaughedback."Ididn'tknowIwastalkin' outloud."

"You'llbesingingnext," wasthepoliceman'sdiagnosis.